- Arm I: Patients receive doxorubicin IV followed by cyclophosphamide IV on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a total of 5 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Three weeks after completion of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide, patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour weekly on day 1 for a total of 12 weeks.